A Precinct Committeeperson (PC) serves as the main communication source between the Indiana Democratic Party and current and future Democrats in his or her precinct. The Precinct Committeeperson is charged with connecting the people in the precinct to the Democratic Party, and the Party to the people. The PC is responsible for carrying out the duties listed below.

• Attend County Executive Committee meetings and provide updates about your precinct.

• Carry out duties assigned to him or her by the County Executive Committee.

• Recommend Democratic candidates to the County Chair.

• Provide poll worker recommendations for their Election Day voting location and other positions to support local elections.

• Obtain materials for precinct organizing: maps, voter lists, and party workers.

Begin regular precinct meetings. Plan a calendar of precinct campaign activities and assign specific responsibilities to the Precinct Vice-Chair and precinct volunteers.

• Encourage strong participation from members in precinct meetings and county events.

• Expand the precinct committee, bringing in volunteers from all areas of the precinct. Try to involve newcomers in the area.

• Coordinate precinct activities with the county party. Attend county or district trainings, bringing information from these meetings back to precinct volunteers.

• Get to know your Democratic and Independent neighbors by:

  • Hosting a house party and inviting your neighbors to talk about politics and issues concerning your precinct.

  • Canvassing the precinct using the walking list or call list provided by your county party organization.

  • Work with the County Party to arrange special voter registration events or door-to-door registration in the precinct.

  • Oversee improvement of voter lists: adding/updating phone numbers and addresses, marking voters as deceased, noting those who have moved so they can be contacted in their new location, etc. Update VAN with those data changes through your Chair or local Democratic HQ.

Oversee activities of the coordinated campaign (if present) as they are carried out in the precinct.

• Work with the County Party to plan the precinct's role in the GOTV program: recruiting volunteers, creating walk or phone lists, etc.

• Obtain street canvass lists for GOTV and make sure undecided or ticket-splitting voters are visited.

• Arrange for the distribution of literature and campaign materials in the precinct.

• Assist in fundraising for county and state parties.

• Be a visibly proud Indiana Democrat by displaying yard signs, window signs, campaign buttons, and bumper stickers.

• Transmit all records pertaining to the office to your successor within ten (10) days of vacating office.